Vuzix Launches Wrap 920AV Fashionable Sunglass-Style Video Eyewear
IT News Online Staff
2009-01-06
Vuzix Corp., a manufacturer of personal display devices for the entertainment, defense and medical markets, has announced the Wrap 920AV, its new addition to the video eyewear market. This portable big screen solution with Vuzix' Quantum optics technology allows for a "see-thru" video experience in the form of a functional pair of sunglasses and is upgradeable with optional accessories.
The stylish Wrap 920AV functions with any media playing device with a video output and projects a virtual 60-inch screen, as viewed from 9-feet. The state-of-the-art lens technology also allows users to view 3D video content while seeing and interacting with the real world.
Vuzix said this blend of reality and computer generated content will transform the world of portable video while opening up the consumer to previously impossible "location aware" applications. An optional 6-Degree of Freedom tracking sensor and/or Stereo Camera Pair will enable users to upgrade their Wrap 920AV to experience virtual, augmented and mixed reality environments.
"The Wrap 920AV will not just change the portable video industry, but how consumers view and interact with information," said Vuzix CEO Paul Travers. "From watching a Civil War video reproduction battle reenactment on the actual battleground to walking through the streets of New York City with an animated virtual tour guide, the possibilities are endless."
"As listed in 2008 at the Gartner Emerging Trends and Technologies Roadshow, Augmented Reality promises a paradigm shift in how consumers interact with news, entertainment and information," said Vuzix Consumer Division Product Manager Ron Haidenger. "The Wrap 920AV is the first product at a consumer price point to deliver this game changing technology to the masses."
Vuzix will be offering low cost optional prescription lens inserts to provide the perfect solution for consumers wearing prescription eyeglasses. A patent-pending electronic Inter-Pupillary Distance system enables eye separation adjustment, ensuring that all users will have an optimal viewing experience. The entire system weighs less than 3 ounces.
The Wrap 920AV's features include:
- Virtual 60-inch screen viewed from 9-feet
- 2D and 3D video formats
- Quantum Optics Technology
- Twin high-resolution AMLCD displays
- Ultra low power electronics
- High-quality noise-isolating and removable comfort fit earphones
- Up to 6 hours of battery life on two AA batteries
- On screen display settings control
- For use with or without eyeglasses
- Optional prescription lens inserts
- Optional Bluetooth 6-Degree of Freedom head tracking system
- Optional USB-powered Stereo Camera Pair
Compatible devices include all iPod/iPhone models with video output, portable media players, video cameras, cellular phones with video output, console video game systems, digital cameras, DVD players, and PCs and laptops with S-Video.
The Wrap 920AV will be available on Vuzix.co.uk and through various other distribution channels in Spring 2009.
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